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Weldon Spring, MO Comprehensive Plan Update May 2015 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Weldon Spring, Missouri This Page left blank intentionally 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Weldon Spring, Missouri TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: Existing Conditions Report Section 1.01. Purpose and Intent ............................................................................................... 4 Section 1.02. Use of the Comprehensive Plan .......................................................................... 4 Section 1.03. Role of the Planning Commission ........................................................................ 5 Section 1.04. Role of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen .......................................................... 5 Section 1.05. City of Weldon Spring 2015 Comprehensive Plan Overview .............................. 6 Section 1.06. Comprehensive Plan Summary ........................................................................... 7 Section 1.07. Study Area ............................................................................................................ 8 Section 1.08. Geographic location ............................................................................................. 8 Section 1.09. Physiography ...................................................................................................... 10 Section 1.10. Geology .............................................................................................................. 10 Section 1.11. Soils .................................................................................................................... 10 Section 1.12. Wetlands ............................................................................................................. 11 Section 1.13. Floodplains ......................................................................................................... 11 Section 1.14. Vegetation .......................................................................................................... 12 HISTORY ............................................................................................................................ 13 Section 1.15. Prehistory ........................................................................................................... 13 Section 1.16. Early History ....................................................................................................... 13 Section 1.17. TNT and the Demise of Howell and Hamburg ................................................... 14 Section 1.18. Weldon Spring Incorporation ............................................................................. 16 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................ 17 Section 1.19. 2010 US Census Overview ................................................................................ 17 Section 1.20. Population........................................................................................................... 17 Section 1.21. Age Characteristics ............................................................................................ 18 Section 1.22. Income ................................................................................................................ 19 Section 1.23. Housing .............................................................................................................. 20 Section 1.24. Housing Affordability .......................................................................................... 21 Section 1.25. Cost of living index ............................................................................................. 23 Section 1.26. Educational Attainment (ages 25 and over) ...................................................... 23 Section 1.27. Employment Characteristics .............................................................................. 24 Section 1.28. Occupation and Commuting .............................................................................. 24 Section 1.29. Trade Area Profile .............................................................................................. 27 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update 1 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Weldon Spring, Missouri Chapter 2: Critical Issues Report ….………………………...………….………..……………….29 Section 2.1 Public Engagement Summary ........................................................................... 29 Section 2.2 Critical Issues - Understanding the Community’s Values ................................ 29 Section 2.4 Citizen Survey Summary ................................................................................... 35 Chapter 3: Vision, Goals & Objectives………………..….……………………..……………...….43 Section 3.1 Vision, Goals & Objectives .............................................................................. 44 Section 3.2 Vision ............................................................................................................... 44 Section 3.3 Environmental Land Use ................................................................................. 45 Section 3.4 Future Residential Land Use ........................................................................... 48 Section 3.5 Future Non-Residential Land Use ................................................................... 49 Section 3.6 Transportation, Bike & Pedestrian Circulation ................................................ 51 Section 3.7 Infrastructure .................................................................................................... 53 Section 3.8 Community Image and Design ........................................................................ 55 Section 3.9 Communication, Education & Engagement .................................................... 57 Section 3.10 Community Facilities & Services ..................................................................... 58 Chapter 4: Future Land Use Plan…………………………………………………………………...62 Future Land Use Matrix ................................................................................................................ 64 Future Land Use Recommendations ............................................................................................ 67 Section 4.1 Rural Residential ............................................................................................. 67 Section 4.2 Single Family ................................................................................................... 67 Section 4.3 Attached Single Family .................................................................................... 69 Section 4.4 Commercial ...................................................................................................... 70 Section 4.5 Old Town.......................................................................................................... 70 Section 4.6 Village Center .................................................................................................. 71 Section 4.7 High Tech ........................................................................................................ 73 Section 4.8 Industrial .......................................................................................................... 73 Section 4.9 Open Space ..................................................................................................... 74 Section 4.10 Public/Semi-Public ........................................................................................... 74 Section 4.11 Implementation Strategies ............................................................................... 75 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update 2 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Weldon Spring, Missouri Appendix FIgure 1: Location Map Figure 2: Existing land Use Map Figure 3: Potential Conservation Lands Map Figure 4: Old Town Concept Plan Figure 5: Village Center Map Figure 6: Future Land Use, Transportation & Pathways Plan Figure 7: City of Weldon Spring Thoroughfare Plan Map Figure 8: St. Charles County Thoroughfare Plan Map Figure 9: Trail Map Figure 10: Horse Trail Map Figure A1: Zoning Map Figure A2: Street Map Figure A3: City Ordinance Map Figure A4: Ward Map 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update 3 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Weldon Spring, Missouri This Page left blank intentionally 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update City of Weldon Spring, Missouri EXISTING CONDITIONS Section 1.01. PURPOSE AND INTENT The Comprehensive Plan (also referred to as “the Plan”) indicates, in general, how citizens want the City to improve and grow in both the near term as well as the next 10 years. The Comprehensive Plan is an official document adopted by the Planning Commission as a policy guide. The Plan helps direct decisions about the physical development of the community. The Comprehensive Plan is the legal and conceptual foundation for the City’s Zoning Code and all other land use regulations in the City. The Comprehensive Plan should be recognized and utilized as a flexible document to be interpreted within the broad spectrum of land development possibilities and ever changing conditions. This document addresses the Planning elements defined in Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 89 Section 340, which sets forth the legal foundation for the authority, objectives, content and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. The Statue states: RSMO Chapter 89.340. The commission shall make